Box opening for Domuya Zen head (updated with faceup 5/22)
Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 10:32 pmHi!, So this week I got my first SD boy head in the mail from a DOA member. The transaction was fine, though since it was marketed as a practice head, the yellowing wasn't mentioned. That's fine though since it's a rather nice yellowish tan color and quite even. Either way, this boy won't be getting a body anytime soon so skin matching won't be an issue.
The box! Quite cute with a little sticker.
Nicely packed and safe for doll heads!~
Unwrapped...and looking kinda dirty due to the old faceup being very heavy handed.
But you can still tell this boy has great bone structure! Look how handsome he is.
After two scrubbings. He's quite dirty. I never thought that removing an old face up would make me feel ick...but it did. The layering was extremely thick. I'm not sure how cleanly he was scrubbed between practice faceups as this was what his purpose was for the previous owner as well and she wasn't the first owner.
You can still see there is old paint left in the deepest crevices. I'm not sure what they used for the pink paint on the inner eye rims but it isn't coming off. Might be some sort of enamel.
The head also has a chip inside the eye well. Looks like someone was trying to do some eye beveling and their hand slipped.
Theres another chip at the rim of his head but it's ok since it should be covered by his wig.
Check out the skin color difference on the inside of head cap vs the face. The discoloration is fairly even and it looks like the red pigment isn't stable so it kinda disappeared. At the same time, since only the outside of the head is discolored, the discoloration is probably due to light exposure instead of just time. As a practice head, it probably just sat around without a wig.
So this is the other head. I can't really figure out what it is but the vinyl is super soft. I don't think I like it much but maybe I will change my mind after I paint it. There is very obvious staining from the paint.
If anyone knows what it is, pls let me know. It does have those weird grippy eye wells like some of the Obitsu heads.
The box! Quite cute with a little sticker.
Nicely packed and safe for doll heads!~
Unwrapped...and looking kinda dirty due to the old faceup being very heavy handed.
But you can still tell this boy has great bone structure! Look how handsome he is.
After two scrubbings. He's quite dirty. I never thought that removing an old face up would make me feel ick...but it did. The layering was extremely thick. I'm not sure how cleanly he was scrubbed between practice faceups as this was what his purpose was for the previous owner as well and she wasn't the first owner.
You can still see there is old paint left in the deepest crevices. I'm not sure what they used for the pink paint on the inner eye rims but it isn't coming off. Might be some sort of enamel.
The head also has a chip inside the eye well. Looks like someone was trying to do some eye beveling and their hand slipped.
Theres another chip at the rim of his head but it's ok since it should be covered by his wig.
Check out the skin color difference on the inside of head cap vs the face. The discoloration is fairly even and it looks like the red pigment isn't stable so it kinda disappeared. At the same time, since only the outside of the head is discolored, the discoloration is probably due to light exposure instead of just time. As a practice head, it probably just sat around without a wig.
So this is the other head. I can't really figure out what it is but the vinyl is super soft. I don't think I like it much but maybe I will change my mind after I paint it. There is very obvious staining from the paint.
If anyone knows what it is, pls let me know. It does have those weird grippy eye wells like some of the Obitsu heads.
I read the suggestions about that on DoA and I'm sooooo glad I got some - it's made cleaning off old faceups much easier!